Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education
2020-2021 City Connections ))) Grantee Award List ((( The nonprofit organizations listed below have been awarded a 2020-2021 City Connections (CC) grant award. Funding for the City Connections project is provided by the City of Houston and administered by the Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids or CASE for Kids, a division of Harris County Department of Education. A total of 82 applications were received requesting funding. Eleven district council members award $45,000 each, in funding for CC grants. Please note, as indicated by the asterisk symbol (*), some council districts exercised their option to increase their overall grants budget this year. The organizations listed below will provide diverse activities for youth after school including fine arts, academic enrichment, college exploration and youth mentoring. Congratulations to all grant recipients! We are grateful to the City of Houston for their investment and support of out-of-school time programming here in Houston, TX.
District A- Council Member Amy Peck* Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Newspring Newspring Main Studio $10,000
Landrum Middle School Girls on the Run Greater Houston $5,000 Woodview Elementary School
Woodview Elementary School Girlstart Pine Shadows Elementary School $5,000 Spring Branch Elementary School
Social Motion Inc. Social Motion Inc. $10,000
Spring Spirit Spring Spirit Community Center $10,000
YMCA of Greater Houston Sherwood Elementary School $10,000
Harris County Department of Education 2020-2021 CASE for Kids City Connections Page | 1 Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education District B- Council Member Jerry Davis Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Christ Rose Foundation B Urban Farm $10,000
Impacting Houston The “B” Hive $12,500
ReTrain America Holland Middle School $7,500
STEM Urban Perspective M.C. Williams Middle School $10,000 McGowen Elementary
Houston Hurricanes Lacrosse Houston Hurricanes Lacrosse $5,000 Club Club
District C- Council Member Abbie Kamin* Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish $10,000 Community Center Community Center
EZ Kids Creativity Shell Garden Oaks Montessori School $7,500
HITS Theatre HITS Theatre $10,000
Field Elementary School National College Readiness Stevens Elementary School $9,000 Institute Sinclair Elementary School St. Ambrose Catholic School
Urban Harvest Gregory Lincoln Education Center $8,500
Field Elementary School Young Audiences Inc. of Houston Harvard Elementary School $10,000 Harris County Juvenile Probation Center
Harris County Department of Education 2020-2021 CASE for Kids City Connections Page | 2 Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education District D- Council Member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Bridging the Digital Divide King’s Row Apartments $5,000
Change Happens Third Ward Youth Center $5,000
FORGE for Families FORGE for Families $5,000
Generation One Generation One Campus $5,000
Mufasa’s Pride Rites of Passage St. John Baptist Church $5,000
Social Motion Inc. Success on the Spectrum Center $5,000
South Union Missionary Baptist South Union Missionary Baptist $5,000 Church Church
The Ensemble Theatre Yates High School $5,000
YWCA Houston YWCA Houston $5,000
District E- Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin* Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount St. Martha Catholic School St. Martha Catholic School $10,000
Diaz Music Institute Lakeshore Elementary $9,351.24
National College Readiness St. Augustine Catholic School $9,351.25 Institute EZ Kids Creativity Shell Elm Grove Elementary School $10,000
The Village Learning & Achievement The Village Learning & Achievement $10,000 Center Center
Harris County Department of Education 2020-2021 CASE for Kids City Connections Page | 3 Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education District F- Council Member Tiffany D. Thomas* Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount 5Works Inc. Collins Elementary School $15,000 Good News Church
Chinese Community Center Chinese Community Center $10,000
Heflin Elementary School Girlstart Collins Elementary School $12,000 Petrosky Elementary School Youens Elementary School
Miller Intermediate School Spirit of Youth Mahaney Elementary School $9,000 Cummings Elementary School
The Ensemble Theatre Mahaney Elementary School $20,000 Martin Elementary School
District G- Council Member Greg Travis Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Double Vision Dance Double Vision Dance $7,000
FamilyPoint Resources FamilyPoint Resources $10,000
Girls on the Run Greater Nottingham Elementary School $10,000 Houston Thornwood Elementary School Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Revere Middle School $8,000 Refugees (PAIR Houston)
YMCA Trotter Family YMCA $10,000
Harris County Department of Education 2020-2021 CASE for Kids City Connections Page | 4 Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education District H- Council Member Karla Cisneros* Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Association for the Advancement George I. Sanchez Charter $5,000 of Mexican-Americans School- North Campus
American Festival for the Arts American Festival for the Arts $5,000
Color of Life Community YES Prep Thrive $5,000 Resource & Activity Center
Comp-U-Dopt Comp-U-Dopt $10,000
FotoFest International YES Prep- Northside $5,000 Yale Village Apartments
Greater Emmanuel Family Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic $5,000 Worship Center School
Jefferson Elementary School Houston Youth Symphony Looscan Elementary School $5,000 C. Martinez Elementary School Sherman Elementary School
Multicultural Education and MECA at Dow School $5,000 Counseling through the Arts MECA at TBH Center (MECA)
STEM Urban Perspective Booker T. Washington High $5,000 School
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Wesley Community Center Wesley Community Center $5,000
District I- Council Member Robert Gallegos Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Cristo Rey Jesuit
The Woods Project Austin High School $10,000
Mount Carmel Academy
Alliance Financial Ministries Cornelius Elementary School $5,000
Greater Houston LULAC Council Yolanda B. Navarro Middle School $5,000 4967
Project GRAD Houston Raul Yzaguirre School for Success $10,000
The Children’s Museum of Houston Edison Middle School $10,000
Association for the Advancement George I. Sanchez Charter School $5,000 of Mexican-Americans (AAMA)
Harris County Department of Education 2020-2021 CASE for Kids City Connections Page | 6 Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education District J- Council Member Edward Pollard* Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount American Festival for the Arts Gethsemane Church $5,000
Parkgreen Apartments Bridging the Digital Divide Chestnut Hill Apartments $20,000 Higher Dimension Church
Sharpstown High School $5,000 Houston Marathon Foundation Sutton Elementary School Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Jane Long Academy $5,000 Refugees (PAIR Houston)
Sewa Houston Villa Madrid Apartments $5,000
Alliance for Multicultural Gia III @ Bellaire Apartments $5,000 Services (The Alliance)
Landis Elementary School 5Works Inc. Premier on Woodfair $10,000 Apartments
Harris County Department of Education 2020-2021 CASE for Kids City Connections Page | 7 Harris County CA'iEforKidS Department of Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment Mayor Sylvester Turner ~ ---, Education District K- Vice Mayor Pro-Tem Martha Castex-Tatum Grantee Project Site(s) Total Award Amount Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Bend Boys and Girls Club $10,000 Houston
CollegeCommunityCareer Willowridge High School $10,000
Mufasa’s Pride Rites of Passage Madison High School $10,000
Sewa Houston Los Arcos Apartments $7,500 San Marcos Apartments
Urban Outreach Inc. Braeswood Oaks Apartments $7,500 Stone Forrest Apartments
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